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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Jun 22

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← Jun 15Jun 22Jun 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

821 head

▼ 641 vs last sale 1,462▲ 93 vs year ago 728 · +12.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

355 head

▼ 83 vs last sale 438▼ 298 vs year ago 653 · −45.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There were not enough comparable sales to call a market trend on all classes of steers and heifers, but generally higher prices were noted. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Trading was active on good buyer demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $220.53/cwt on 286 head. That ranks 2 of 4 comparable sales and sits −60.02 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$220.53

286 head · 688 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,518

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$457

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$36.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.74

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	694	221.27	1,535	278
Medium and Large 2	467	198.13	925	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	583	185.00	1,079	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.27/cwt here — about $457 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale286 hd

220.53

—

TX average4 barns · 1,101 hd

213.79

+6.74

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−60.02

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

4 sales

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $299.90, low $143.00, median $280.54 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,601	119.63	1,915	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,310	103.55	1,357	82
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,121	81.21	911	106
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	959	54.56	523	95

Every lot

50 lots · USDA AMS · Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	228	242.31/cwt	225.00–260.00	552	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	241.25/cwt	230.00–275.00	663	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	290	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	829	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	896	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	245.83/cwt	222.50–270.00	1,040	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,409	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	269.00

This sale against other markets

Texas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Texas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Texas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

Thu Jun 22, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Amarillo, TX (LS-AM)

Feeder CattleReceipts 821Last week 1,462Year ago 728

Slaughter CattleReceipts 355Last week 438Year ago 653

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	755	95.00	95.00
1	—	950	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,179	70.00–74.00	72.74
35	—	1,207	75.00–84.00	80.55
42	—	1,134	85.00–89.00	86.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—

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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Jun 22

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← Jun 15Jun 22Jun 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

821 head

▼ 641 vs last sale 1,462▲ 93 vs year ago 728 · +12.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

355 head

▼ 83 vs last sale 438▼ 298 vs year ago 653 · −45.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $220.53/cwt on 286 head. That ranks 2 of 4 comparable sales and sits −60.02 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$220.53

286 head · 688 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,518

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$457

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$36.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.74

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	694	221.27	1,535	278
Medium and Large 2	467	198.13	925	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	583	185.00	1,079	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.27/cwt here — about $457 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale286 hd

220.53

—

TX average4 barns · 1,101 hd

213.79

+6.74

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−60.02

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

4 sales

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $299.90, low $143.00, median $280.54 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,601	119.63	1,915	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,310	103.55	1,357	82
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,121	81.21	911	106
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	959	54.56	523	95

Every lot

50 lots · USDA AMS · Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	228	242.31/cwt	225.00–260.00	552	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	241.25/cwt	230.00–275.00	663	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	290	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	829	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	896	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	245.83/cwt	222.50–270.00	1,040	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,409	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	269.00

This sale against other markets

Texas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Texas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Texas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

Thu Jun 22, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Amarillo, TX (LS-AM)

Feeder CattleReceipts 821Last week 1,462Year ago 728

Slaughter CattleReceipts 355Last week 438Year ago 653

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	755	95.00	95.00
1	—	950	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,179	70.00–74.00	72.74
35	—	1,207	75.00–84.00	80.55
42	—	1,134	85.00–89.00	86.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—

Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,122	54.00–57.00	55.56
9	—	1,137	60.00–62.00	60.26
10	—	1,123	65.00–66.00	65.71

Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,267	93.00–94.00	93.78
48	—	1,361	104.00–111.00	109.00
11	—	1,301	96.00–103.00	99.32

Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	879	70.00	70.00
1	—	840	86.00	86.00
6	—	816	76.00–85.00	82.31

Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,368	109.00–114.00	111.97
2	—	1,833	125.00–130.00	127.28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	222.50	222.50
3	—	670	205.00	205.00
81	—	735	203.50–208.00	204.63
2	—	308	245.00–280.00	262.36
71	—	881	188.00–191.00	188.29
1	—	285	250.00	250.00
1	—	200	250.00	250.00
1	—	375	255.00	255.00
50	—	753	196.00–198.50	198.40
6	—	564	237.50	237.50
5	—	459	250.00	250.00
56	—	418	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	440	190.00–245.00	200.75
1	—	600	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	824	205.00–209.00	206.88
23	—	670	234.00	234.00
1	—	345	300.00	300.00
1	—	290	286.00	286.00
13	—	465	303.00	303.00
2	—	570	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	230.00–275.00	241.25
2	—	423	222.50–270.00	245.83
2	—	228	225.00–260.00	242.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	338	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	393	287.50	287.50
3	—	703	199.00	199.00
1	—	910	142.50	142.50
3	—	567	220.00–242.50	234.63
1	—	540	230.00	230.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	200	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	500	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	713	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	308	262.36/cwt	245.00–280.00	808	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	956	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,258	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	200.75/cwt	190.00–245.00	883	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	459	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,148	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,340	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,079	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,335	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,110	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,374	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	204.63/cwt	203.50–208.00	1,504	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	753	198.40/cwt	196.00–198.50	1,494	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	881	188.29/cwt	188.00–191.00	1,659	71

Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	393	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,130	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	540	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,242	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	567	234.63/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,330	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	703	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,399	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	910	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,297	1

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,368	111.97/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,532	2
Bulls	—	—	1,833	127.28/cwt	125.00–130.00	2,333	2

Slaughter Cattle · Cows18 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	755	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	717	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	816	82.31/cwt	76.00–85.00	672	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	822	63.97/cwt	61.00–65.00	526	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	833	47.98/cwt	36.00–57.00	400	43
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	840	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	722	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	879	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	615	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	895	58.08/cwt	57.00–60.00	520	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	930	66.25/cwt	65.50–68.00	616	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	950	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	960	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,122	55.56/cwt	54.00–57.00	623	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	65.71/cwt	65.00–66.00	738	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,134	86.51/cwt	85.00–89.00	981	42
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,137	60.26/cwt	60.00–62.00	685	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	72.74/cwt	70.00–74.00	858	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	80.55/cwt	75.00–84.00	972	35
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,267	93.78/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,188	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,301	99.32/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,292	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,361	109.00/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,483	48